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3 days ago · Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), [2] who went by his middle name Waldo, [3] was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as a prescient critic of the ...
3 days ago · Jules Romains. Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography.
5 days ago · Christopher Nolan (born July 30, 1970, London, England) is a British film director and writer acclaimed for his noirish visual aesthetic and unconventional, often highly conceptual narratives. His notable films include Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), and several Batman movies. In 2024 Nolan won an Academy Award for best ...
4 days ago · Clement’s incapacitation complicated the English king Henry VIII’s request for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.In 1528 France invaded Italy, and Clement delegated Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio as co-legate with Cardinal Wolsey to try Henry’s case in England, but on May 31, 1529, Catherine denied their jurisdiction and appealed to Rome to sustain a validation of her marriage.
2 days ago · Queen of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and England: King Sweyn Forkbeard 963–1014 King of the English r. 1013–1014: Gunhild of Wenden: Queen Ælfgifu wife of King Eadwig: King Eadwig All-Fair d. 959 King of England r. 955–959: Æthelflæd: King Edgar I the Peaceful c. 943 –975 King of England r. 959–975: Queen Ælfthryth c. 945 –1000/1001 ...
4 days ago · Henry was born on September 16, 1386, in Monmouth Castle in Wales. He was the son of Mary de Bohun and Henry of Bolingbroke. When Henry was a child, King Richard II of England had Henry’s father ...
2 days ago · John Caldwell Calhoun ( / kælˈhuːn /; [1] March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. Born in South Carolina, he adamantly defended American slavery and sought to protect the interests of white Southerners.
